WEBVTT OUGH MONEY TO MARKET AND STAFFTHE HOME.>> I'VE JUST ALWAYS HAD AFASCINATION WITH MUHAMMAD ALI.I JUST LOVE HIM.AND SO GOT THE OPPORTUNITY TCOME AND SEE HIS LITTLE HOUSEAND JUST WANTED TO TAKE A PEEK.PENNY MANNING IS FROM ILLINOIS,SHE WAS PASSING THROUGHLOUISVILLE RECENTLY AND DECIDEDTO STOP AT THE MUHAMMAD ALICHILDHOOD HOME MUSEUM.UNFORTUNATELY FOR HER, IT WASCLOSED.THE HOME'S OWNERS SAY THEY CANONLY AFFORD TO BE OPEN FORLIMITED HOURS AND THEY'RECONSIDERING CLOSING THE MUSEUMALTOGETHER.>> WELL, WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT THCITY OF LOUISVILLE AND/OR SOMECOMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATION CSTEP UP AND HELP US.GEORGE BOCHETTO IS A CO-OWNER OFTHE HOME.HE SAYS THEY'VE HAD TEN THOUSANDVISITORS TO THE YEAR SINCE ITOPENED ONE YEAR AGO BUT THE 8DOLLAR ADMISSION ISN'T COVERINGEXPENSES.HE HOPES THE CITY WILL SUBSIDIZETHE OPERATION OR HELP THEMMARKET THE ATTRACTION.LOUISVILLE MAYOR GREG FISCHERSAYS HE IS INTERESTED INLEARNING MORE.>> WELL, WE NEED TO UNDERSTANDTHE FINANCIAL RAMIFICATION.OBVIOUSLY, THE CHAMP'S HOME ISBEAUTIFUL, IT'S AN IMPORTANTPART OF THE CITY'S HISTORY, SWE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT.TO ME, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT IT'STHERE. REPORTER: MAYOR FISCHER SAYS THECITY ACTUALLY BUDGETED $50,000FOR THE HOME LAST YEAR BUT BOCHETTO SAYS THAT MONEY WASEARMARKED FOR REPAIRS TO THEGIFT SHOP WHICH WASN'T WHAT THEYNEEDED SO HE DIDN'T TAKE THEMONEY.HE'S HOPING FOR MORE MONEY WITHA BROADER PURPOSE.MARK VANDERHOFF, WLKY NEWS.RICK MUHAMMAD ALI'S CHILDHOODMUSEUM IS OPEN THURSDAY THROUGSUNDAY FROM 10:00 TO 5:00.

Muhammad Ali’s boyhood home could close due to financial issues

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Updated: 6:33 PM EDT May 30, 2017

The private owners of Muhammad Ali’s boyhood home said they are considering closing the museum.